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president obama heads to northern virginia today. he's holding a campaign event in woodbridge later today. thousands of people expected to fill pfizner stadium for that big rally at 12:45 this afternoon. the president was originally supposed to speak in manassas. his campaign announced the change on monday. while candidates continue campaigning hard in virginia, president obama is opening up a slight lead in three of the other states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa. that's according to a "the wall street journal"/nbc news/marist poll. the president leads by five points in wisconsin, ohio, and colorado. >>> vice presidential nominee paul ryan will be in new orleans to speak to aarp members. the president will speak to the same group by satellite. mitt romney will raise money today in las vegas. he'll meet with donors before a public rally on the unlv campus. the republican candidate campaigned yesterday in florida. >> i can change washington. i will change washington. we'll get the job don
president obama heads to northern virginia today. he's holding a campaign event in woodbridge later today. thousands of people expected to fill pfizner stadium for that big rally at 12:45 this afternoon. the president was originally supposed to speak in manassas. his campaign announced the change on monday. while candidates continue campaigning hard in virginia, president obama is opening up a slight lead in three of the other states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by...
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he trails president obama in colorado, iowa, and wisconsin. in the latest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. >>> today president obama will travel to new york city to take part in the week long general assembly of the united nations. he is one of more than 100 heads of state converging on the city. leaders started arriving yesterday, including iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be one of the hot topics of the week long meeting. the rise of al qaeda in west africa and the problems in syria will also be discussed. president obama plans to speak before the assembly tomorrow. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton will be spending her time between the u.n. and the annual meeting of the clinton global initiative. the meeting is hosted by her husband, former president bill clinton. it brings together heads of state and business leaders as well as scholars to discuss social change. president bill clinton will speak to the group today. >>> home may be where the heart is, but it's not where the wi
he trails president obama in colorado, iowa, and wisconsin. in the latest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. >>> today president obama will travel to new york city to take part in the week long general assembly of the united nations. he is one of more than 100 heads of state converging on the city. leaders started arriving yesterday, including iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be one of the hot topics of the week long meeting. the...
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he and president obama both appeared on kw9 60 minutes" last night. romney defended criticism his campaign is vague on many issues. >> if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles and policy, you work together with them, but you don't hand them a complete document and say, here, take this or leave it. leadership is not a take it or leave it thing. we've seen too much of that in washington. >> romney also clarified controversial comments he's made about americans who pay no federal income tax. he says he wants to help all americans, whether they pay taxes or not. >> president obama is denying republicans' claims that many of his plans to improve the economy have not worked. he told "60 minutes'" steve croft that we're not where we want to be economically, but he's gotten us on the right track. >> what we have done has been effective in improving the situation in every area that we're talking about. when i made a decision to save the auto industry, that saved 1 million jobs. 1 in 8 jobs in ohio is dependent on t
he and president obama both appeared on kw9 60 minutes" last night. romney defended criticism his campaign is vague on many issues. >> if you want to work together with people across the aisle, you lay out your principles and policy, you work together with them, but you don't hand them a complete document and say, here, take this or leave it. leadership is not a take it or leave it thing. we've seen too much of that in washington. >> romney also clarified controversial comments...
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president obama will travel to ohio, where he's currently leading mitt romney in the polls. the president will make stops in columbus and cincinnati. during his trip, his administration expected to ask the world trade organization to investigate china's taxes on american made cars. ohio is a key swing state and relies heavily on the auto industry. the latest nbc news/"the wall street journal"/marist poll has the president up seven points over mitt romney. >> romney is heading to the west coast. the presidential nominee will say he wants fair and enforceable laws that will stop illegal immigrants from entering the u.s. in a recent poll among hispanic voters, the president leads romney by more than 30 points. >>> a deadly plane crash caused both campaigns to cancel campaign events. the plane crashed in pueblo, colorado, shutting down two of the three runways. the pilot was killed in the crash. a spokesman for the romney campaign said the former governor did not want to interfere with the ongoing investigation. he had an event scheduled at a local steel workers union. >>> how q
president obama will travel to ohio, where he's currently leading mitt romney in the polls. the president will make stops in columbus and cincinnati. during his trip, his administration expected to ask the world trade organization to investigate china's taxes on american made cars. ohio is a key swing state and relies heavily on the auto industry. the latest nbc news/"the wall street journal"/marist poll has the president up seven points over mitt romney. >> romney is heading to...
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mitt romney is criticizing president obama over that comment. he said it's proof the president has given up on the job. >> we face a washington that's broken, that can't do the job. the president said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. we're going to give him that chance in november. he's going outside. >> romney will campaign today in nevada, which has the nation's highest unemployment rate. >> president obama appears to be ahead in the fund-raising battle right now. his campaign raised more than $84 million in august. mitt romney raised a little more than $66 million that month. the president also had nearly $90 million to spend on the campaign at the end of august. that is nearly $40 million more than his republican rival. the obama campaign says most of that money is coming from small time donors, which he says proves the president's grass roots effort is still strong. the president is also ahead in three battleground states, according to a new poll. he leads romney by eight points in iowa. that's
mitt romney is criticizing president obama over that comment. he said it's proof the president has given up on the job. >> we face a washington that's broken, that can't do the job. the president said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. we're going to give him that chance in november. he's going outside. >> romney will campaign today in nevada, which has the nation's highest unemployment rate. >> president obama appears to be ahead...
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he and president obama appeared separately on cnbc' "60 minutes" last night. romney clarified his comments about the 47% of americans who pay no income tax. >> i do a very good campaign. it's doing a good job, but not everything i say is perfect. i want to make it clear. i want to help 100% of americans. >> donors want to know, how do you turn this around? >> we don't need a turnaround. we have a campaign that's tied with the incumbent president of the united states. >> are you going to win this thing? >> i am going to win this thing. >> and president obama defending himself against mitt romney's criticism that the country is worse off now than when he took office four years ago. he told "60 minutes" steve croft the economy is on the road to recovery. >> we have 40 million new jobs, 500,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. the question for the american people is do we keep moving forward and continue to make progress, or do we go backwards to the very policies that got us into this mess in the first place? >> the obama campaign is launching this ad that critic
he and president obama appeared separately on cnbc' "60 minutes" last night. romney clarified his comments about the 47% of americans who pay no income tax. >> i do a very good campaign. it's doing a good job, but not everything i say is perfect. i want to make it clear. i want to help 100% of americans. >> donors want to know, how do you turn this around? >> we don't need a turnaround. we have a campaign that's tied with the incumbent president of the united states....
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statistics that romney places on president obama. romney will hit hard today as he faces salt lake city. it will likely be his last trip to utah before the election. romney's running mate paul ryan is back in virginia today trying to swing the commonwealth for the gop. ryan is scheduled to speak at christopher newport university in newport news tonight and then he'll speak at a manufacturing company in danville. ryan visited harrisonburg and roanoke on friday. >>> president obama also heads back to the battleground virginia. the president will speak at the potomac nationals fitzner stadium. tickets are first come, first served. you can head to nbc 4's facebook page to find out where to get those tickets. >>> and what could be the most anticipated debate of the election season comes to washington next month. bill o'reilly and jon stewart. the fox news host and comedy sati satire specialist said the rumble in the air conditioned auditorium. ticket proceeds will go to charity. >>> a scare at jfk airport yesterday after an anonymous call
statistics that romney places on president obama. romney will hit hard today as he faces salt lake city. it will likely be his last trip to utah before the election. romney's running mate paul ryan is back in virginia today trying to swing the commonwealth for the gop. ryan is scheduled to speak at christopher newport university in newport news tonight and then he'll speak at a manufacturing company in danville. ryan visited harrisonburg and roanoke on friday. >>> president obama also...
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i think this one shows if president obama takes ohio. >> we do. let me show you what happens when we give him ohio, watch the number change, and watch how close he gets to 220. gets him to 261 here. and now that means what? there's about four different scenarios, let me clean the map up here. four different scenarios now, savannah, that gets him to 270, but let's give romney the benefit of the doubt and assume that in the order of the other remaining eight states, florida, north carolina, wisconsin, although who knows now with packer fans how they will feel and whether they even show up to vote. >> had to get the football in. >> colorado, upset this them. you get him to 264 and leads up, and people kept asking me, what is this year's florida? what is this year's ohio? when you go through any scenario, i get -- i come to the state of virginia. virginia in 2008 was the state that most closely matched the national number. it is the state that is sort of right there on the edge. the president has a little bit of a lead but it seems to match where he i
i think this one shows if president obama takes ohio. >> we do. let me show you what happens when we give him ohio, watch the number change, and watch how close he gets to 220. gets him to 261 here. and now that means what? there's about four different scenarios, let me clean the map up here. four different scenarios now, savannah, that gets him to 270, but let's give romney the benefit of the doubt and assume that in the order of the other remaining eight states, florida, north carolina,...
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nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how the make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how to restructure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate summary distribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> and mitt romney is already striking out at those comments, saying that redistribution of wealth would hurt american entrepreneurship and job creation. >>> d.c. police are on the hunt for a suspect who shot and killed a man during a break-in. officers respond around 8:30 last night. a woman was take on the the hospital, and it's not clear how she was injured. police have notreleased whether it was an actual burglar or a man living there. >>> crews from the washington suburban sanitary commission are in the 600 block of largo road right now trying to fix a water main break. it's a 24-inch main and some 260 homes have no water. the commission says that they will work lightly into t
nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how the make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how to restructure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate summary distribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> and mitt romney is already striking out at those comments, saying that...
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it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> he told cnn he would rather see experienced referees back on the field. and president obama tweeted this "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the referees lockout is ended soon." the controversy is growing following the end of monday night's game between green bay and seattle. this morning green bay's cbs affiliate came up with a unique ploy to show that no everyone is suited to do someone else's job. >> this is your replacement weather guy. forecast, it looks like it's going to be bad out there, people. 200 degrees below today, we're looking at, and it's really going to heat up. it's going to be like 346 degrees by noon. >> get out of here. what is going on? >> needless to say, the replacement weather guy did not last too long on his job. >> pretty funny there. >> no one can replace our storm team. >> not at all, no. as hard as i have tried to stand in front of that screen, it doesn't work. can't get it right. >> leave it to th
it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> he told cnn he would rather see experienced referees back on the field. and president obama tweeted this "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the referees lockout is ended soon." the controversy is growing following the end of monday night's game between green bay and seattle. this morning green bay's cbs affiliate came up with a unique ploy to show that no everyone is...
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president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. he holds a slight lead over mitt romney in most recent polls in virginia. >>> 5:04. a fauquier county high school is remembering a popular student-athlete killed in a car crash on his way to school. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died yesterday morning when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was not hurt and has not been identified. all three were on their way to liberty high school in bealeton. family members hope the crash teaches every person an important lesson. >> it's a tragedy because your child walks out the door and they have a driver's license, and you can tell them all they want you need to be careful. when you're driving, not only is it you in the car but it's other people's children. you need to -- it's hard. you know, hard on anybody to have to go through this. >> it's the second car accident in as many years to claim the lives of stude
president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. he holds a slight lead over mitt romney in most recent polls in virginia. >>> 5:04. a fauquier county high school is remembering a popular student-athlete killed in a car crash on his way to school. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died yesterday morning when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was...
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. >>> president obama appears to be winning over voters in states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by two percentage points among likely voters nationwide. according to the latest "washington post"/abc news poll. the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. both candidates will spend the next couple of days preparing for their first debate. it takes place wednesday night in november. the president is getting ready in nevada. romney is already in denver. >>> and vp candidate paul ryan will prepare for his debate in virginia as well. the republican congressman will hold a three-day camp starting on wednesday. it is still unknown where he'll be exactly in the state for his debate prep. as for vice president joe biden, he's using maryland representative chris van holland to stand in as ryan. the vp debate is set for october 11th in kentucky. >>> today the supreme court's new session begins. the nine justices will rule on several key cases, including where race should be a facto
. >>> president obama appears to be winning over voters in states that could decide this election. he leads mitt romney by two percentage points among likely voters nationwide. according to the latest "washington post"/abc news poll. the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. both candidates will spend the next couple of days preparing for their first debate. it takes place wednesday...
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president obama wants this payroll tax cut extended, republicans say they must find a way to pay for it they are urging for federal workers to contribute a greater amount to pensions president obama has gone on the record saying he would like the federal workers get a pay raise a modest one .5%, pay increase, now this bill heads over to the senate democratic controlled and may not have a lot of support it could be challenging for them to vote down a bill that involves something about freezing their own pay, certainly an election year and difficult economy go not want the be seen as giving themselves a raise while others are not getting one. >>> well, it is the first thursday of february, and that means the president is speaking at the national prayer breakfast you are looking at live pictures, of with a is going on with the president at that breakfast an hour ago he and the first lady were joined by vice president joe biden and other lawmakers at the hilton. we want to listen in for a second. >> opens our ideas our eyes to his ideas which are different from our own which have radical
president obama wants this payroll tax cut extended, republicans say they must find a way to pay for it they are urging for federal workers to contribute a greater amount to pensions president obama has gone on the record saying he would like the federal workers get a pay raise a modest one .5%, pay increase, now this bill heads over to the senate democratic controlled and may not have a lot of support it could be challenging for them to vote down a bill that involves something about freezing...
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president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. the commonwealth is one of the hotly contested states this year. the only states the candidates have visited more are florida and ohio, according to "the washington post." >>> egypt is trying to smooth over relations after several attacks on the u.s. embassy in cairo. secretary of state hillary clinton and egyptian president mohamed morsi met last night in the first high level meeting since the attacks. the two discussed the importance of protecting u.s. diplomatic offices, and morsi promised to take responsibility for their security. some officials criticized morsi for what they say is a slow response after the attacks. both clinton and morsi are in new york for the u.n. general assembly. >>> a fauquier county community is remembering a popular student-athlete killed in a car crash on his way to school. friends and family held a vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died yesterday morning when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also ser
president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. the commonwealth is one of the hotly contested states this year. the only states the candidates have visited more are florida and ohio, according to "the washington post." >>> egypt is trying to smooth over relations after several attacks on the u.s. embassy in cairo. secretary of state hillary clinton and egyptian president mohamed morsi met last night in the first high level meeting since the attacks. the two discussed...
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nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how to make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> mitt romney is already striking out at those comments saying that redistribution of wealth would hurt american entrepreneurship and job creation. >>> the bat over the old videos comes as the president is seeing his job approval jump to its highest level in five months. the associated press gfk poll shows 56% of votes approve of the job is doing. that is the best number since just after the death of osama bin laden in may of 2011. but the race for the white house is still a statistical dead heat with the president and mitt romney only separated by one percentage point. 47% to 46%. it was taken before the hidden camera video of mitt romney surfaced. >> tim kaine may be gaining the
nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how to make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> mitt romney is already striking out at those comments saying that...
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president obama commemmorating veterans day here by laying a wreath at the tomb of unknown soldier. >> we take care of our veterans. we take care of your families, not just by saluting you to one day once a year but by fighting for you and your families every day of every year. >> reporter: in the united kingdom, queen elizabeth attends a remembrance ceremony laying a wreath. in beg jump, crowds gather for a -- in belgium, crowds gather. >> it represents a special day to me to went those people with lives written in stone. >> reporter: the french president president marking armistice day. these british troops in afghanistan hold a memorial service at their base. in 1954, president eisenhower changed armistice day to veterans day to honor all service members. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> happy monday, november 12th, 2012. a live look outside at the jefferson memorial as we get things started this morning. we want to welcome you to the show. good morning. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah s
president obama commemmorating veterans day here by laying a wreath at the tomb of unknown soldier. >> we take care of our veterans. we take care of your families, not just by saluting you to one day once a year but by fighting for you and your families every day of every year. >> reporter: in the united kingdom, queen elizabeth attends a remembrance ceremony laying a wreath. in beg jump, crowds gather for a -- in belgium, crowds gather. >> it represents a special day to me to...
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president obama and the romney camp both had something to zayed. the president tweeted out this, "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs lockout is resolved soon." but it was romney's running mate and packers fan paul ryan who had the strongest words. >> it is time to get the real re refs. and you know what, it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> and republican wisconsin senator scott walker tweeted a call to get the unionized refs back to work. walker is famous for his crackdown of unions in his state. he responded by saying this is not a union issue. >>> the redskins coach wallet is a little lighter this morning. the league is fining offensive coordinator kyle shanahan $25,000. he was not happy with a ref's call and was given an unsportsmanlike penalty for berating the refs. he then chased them off the field and into the tunnel. >>> we know madonna is no stranger to controversy, but her latest comments' the verizon center could affect the presidential election. the material
president obama and the romney camp both had something to zayed. the president tweeted out this, "nfl fans on both sides of the aisle hope the refs lockout is resolved soon." but it was romney's running mate and packers fan paul ryan who had the strongest words. >> it is time to get the real re refs. and you know what, it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, it's time to get out. >> and republican wisconsin senator scott walker tweeted...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. - how? - the blackout. that doesn't make any sense-- totally corn-holed the laws of nature. and it shouldn't be permanent. we should be able to fix this. but for some reason, we just can't. but if it were man-made-- - "man-made"? why would someone do something like that? - listen, if i'm right, then this is good news. this is the best news. - how? - because if it's man-made, then maybe we can fix it. - and surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever. amen. all: amen. - [scoffs] - go ahead. spit it out. - i'm sorry. what? - have some conviction! if you think something, then say it. you don't like that i killed that traitor back there, even though he owned guns and a rebel flag, even though he shot one of my boys. but i'll tell you what i think. i think the monroe militia is the one thing between us and total anarchy. maybe it's just a finger in the dam, but it's the only order we got left. - do you want to know what i think? i think tha
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. - how? - the blackout. that doesn't make any sense-- totally corn-holed the laws of nature. and it shouldn't be permanent. we should be able to fix this. but for some reason, we just can't. but if it were man-made-- - "man-made"? why would someone do something like that? - listen, if i'm right, then this is good news. this is the best news. - how? - because if it's man-made, then maybe we can fix it. - and surely goodness and mercy shall...
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. >> reporter: president obama sent a personal letter to hamid karzai. >> i assure you, i promise you this was not intentional in any way and i offer my sincere apologies for any offense this may have caused. >> reporter: muslim american leaders say a relatively few individuals are behind the violence. >> there's no question that there are people who don't want to see a good relationship between the u.s., the afghan people and the forces, so they want to manipulate this incident which is a mistake for their political gain and manipulation. >> reporter: some here say this kind of reaching out helps with the healing. >> it's helped out coming together as a community and trying to build these bridges that are falling apart when things like this happen. >> reporter: state department officials say the focus must be on the broader objective. >> everybody is invested right now in a stable secure and prosperous afghanistan. our men and women in uniform have died alongside afghans in this effort to fight terrorism and we all want to see a peaceful resolution to this conflict and that's somethi
. >> reporter: president obama sent a personal letter to hamid karzai. >> i assure you, i promise you this was not intentional in any way and i offer my sincere apologies for any offense this may have caused. >> reporter: muslim american leaders say a relatively few individuals are behind the violence. >> there's no question that there are people who don't want to see a good relationship between the u.s., the afghan people and the forces, so they want to manipulate this...
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president obama is ed leading i some of the states that could decide this year's election. he leads mitt romney in new hampshire. that's according to the latest nbc news/marist poll. he also has a 2% lead in nevada and north carolina. that's within the poll's margin of error, which is 3.1%. >>> president obama and mitt romney expected to call benjamin netanyahu today, who is in the united states right now. the president has been criticized for not meeting with the israeli prime minister. yesterday secretary of state hillary clinton sat down with him, though, in new york. >>> mitt romney will focus on fund-raising tonight. he hopes to bring in $7.5 million for his campaign at two events in the boston area. romney spent yesterday campaigning in northern virginia. he met with veterans and their families in springfield. romney trails the president in virginia in recent polls. he hopes next week's first presidential debate will give him some momentum going forward. >> you don't have a great opportunity with debates to talk about my vision, vision for the country. the president w
president obama is ed leading i some of the states that could decide this year's election. he leads mitt romney in new hampshire. that's according to the latest nbc news/marist poll. he also has a 2% lead in nevada and north carolina. that's within the poll's margin of error, which is 3.1%. >>> president obama and mitt romney expected to call benjamin netanyahu today, who is in the united states right now. the president has been criticized for not meeting with the israeli prime...
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president obama is holding a rally in virginia beach. both candidatings' running mates have been stumping for votes in virginia, too. vice president joe biden was in chesterfield county on tuesday. republican paul ryan made two stops in the commonwealth last week. >> both candidates were in ohio yet. president obama spoke at two colleges, kent state and bowling green. mitt romney held a town hall meeting to discuss jobs in the cleveland area. >> the president wants more jobs. he's going to talk about wanting more jobs. but what he has done has made it harder for entrepreneurs and businesses to make a decision to create more jobs. that's why we need to take a different direction. >> so i'm looking forward to working with republicans to reduce our deficit, but i refuse to ask middle class families to give up their deductions for owning a home or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut. we're not going to do that. >> romney has a lot of ground to make up in ohio. he trails the president by ten points in a new poll o
president obama is holding a rally in virginia beach. both candidatings' running mates have been stumping for votes in virginia, too. vice president joe biden was in chesterfield county on tuesday. republican paul ryan made two stops in the commonwealth last week. >> both candidates were in ohio yet. president obama spoke at two colleges, kent state and bowling green. mitt romney held a town hall meeting to discuss jobs in the cleveland area. >> the president wants more jobs. he's...
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and this friday president obama will be in northern virginia. later this morning, you'll be able to get a ticket at the president president's campaign rally. tickets will be available at 9:00 a.m. on a first come, first served basis at the stadium. we've posted where you can pick up a ticket on the "news 4 today" facebook page. >>> this morning a shooting in spotsylvania county leaves a mother and son dead and a sister at the hospital. police are trying to figure out the motive. the shooting happened at a home near the chancellorville battlefield. 42-year-old david anderson shot and killed his 75-year-old mother. he also shot his 51-year-old sister laura reeves several times before turning the gun on himself. she is in the hospital in stable condition. neighbors say the family lived on the block for a year or two. one neighbor told news 4 they warned their kids to stay away from the man they called the crazy guy. >>> a figure skating coach accused of sexual abuse is allowed to return home to maryland. this comes after former olympian genrik stra
and this friday president obama will be in northern virginia. later this morning, you'll be able to get a ticket at the president president's campaign rally. tickets will be available at 9:00 a.m. on a first come, first served basis at the stadium. we've posted where you can pick up a ticket on the "news 4 today" facebook page. >>> this morning a shooting in spotsylvania county leaves a mother and son dead and a sister at the hospital. police are trying to figure out the...
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. >>> thousands of citizens in the lone star state want the obama administration to go it alone. >> let's just move the whole state to australia. >> reporter: texas governor rick perry raised the idea in 2009. he's since made clear he has no interest in it and does not support these petitions. texans have company in this idea as americans in more than 30 states are floating the plan on the white house website. >> i thought the civil war was over a couple hundred years ago almost, but i mean i'm not surprised. we're kind of individualistic here. >> reporter: oregon's petition has more than 10,000 signatures. so what's really motivating folks who want to opt out of america? >> it would be interesting to find out what they think the benefit would be. >> reporter: once any petition reaches 25,000 signatures in 30 days' time, it mandates a response from the obama administration, but the bottom line is this might be a good way for americans to air their frustrations, but the petitions carry no legal weight. >> it's not in the president's power under the constitution to let a state secede. in fa
. >>> thousands of citizens in the lone star state want the obama administration to go it alone. >> let's just move the whole state to australia. >> reporter: texas governor rick perry raised the idea in 2009. he's since made clear he has no interest in it and does not support these petitions. texans have company in this idea as americans in more than 30 states are floating the plan on the white house website. >> i thought the civil war was over a couple hundred years...
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president obama and mitt romney are campaigning in the buckeye state. romney has to carry ohio if he has any chance of winning in november. no republican has ever lost in ohio and won the presidency. he appears to have ground to make up. the republican presidential nominee trails president obama by eight points in the latest "washington post" poll. he also leads in florida among likely voters. he leads by nine points among registered voters. romney's campaign doesn't seem too fazed by this poll. aides say they're trusting their own polling. >>> the obama campaign continues hammering romney over his 47% comment. >> when mitt rom inney dismisse 47% of americans for not pulling their weight, he dismissed hard working people making $25,000, $35,000 a year. they pay social security. >> this is the second commercial the president is airing that criticizes romney for what he paid in taxes while dismissing the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. >>> ann romney is hoping this will help her husband win over voters. she was a guest on "the tonight
president obama and mitt romney are campaigning in the buckeye state. romney has to carry ohio if he has any chance of winning in november. no republican has ever lost in ohio and won the presidency. he appears to have ground to make up. the republican presidential nominee trails president obama by eight points in the latest "washington post" poll. he also leads in florida among likely voters. he leads by nine points among registered voters. romney's campaign doesn't seem too fazed by...
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president obama traveled to the war zone in afghanistan to lay out an exit strategy. air force one landed tuesday night just outside the afghan capital, a 13 hour flight. he then boarded a waiting chopper and traveled 40 minute to kabul, the afghan presidential palace, to sign an agreement with afghan president hamid karzai. it sets conditions for a u.s. presence there after a 2014ed it line for the withdrawal of most -- 20 14 deadline for the withdrawal of most combat forces. the president spoke with some of the troops at the airfield. it was a bit of a pep rally. he reminded them this day one year ago when bin laden was brought to justice and while troop reduction has begun some wonder why we don't leave now. the president says we can't do it yet and made his case in a primetime speech. >> we must give afghanistan the opportunity to stablize. otherwise our gains could be lost and al-qaeda could establish itself once more. >> reporter: the president's agreement with afghanistan is in advance of the nato summit in chicago later this month. the u.s. can say to other wo
president obama traveled to the war zone in afghanistan to lay out an exit strategy. air force one landed tuesday night just outside the afghan capital, a 13 hour flight. he then boarded a waiting chopper and traveled 40 minute to kabul, the afghan presidential palace, to sign an agreement with afghan president hamid karzai. it sets conditions for a u.s. presence there after a 2014ed it line for the withdrawal of most -- 20 14 deadline for the withdrawal of most combat forces. the president...
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i think it was a bad week for president obama. if you look at the polling data, president obama dropped six points in the gallup poll over seven days from plus seven to plus one. we've seen him swing in the rasmussen to plus one to minus two. romney's up two. there's a lot of different polls out there. if you look at the target states. the fact is they're all very tight, very close. this is a tight election. >> how can you say it's a bad week for the president when key republicans -- >> look at the poll data i just cited. >> -- can't be a good week for mitt romney when key republicans come out and say things like this. this is david brooks. this comment talking about the taped comments, suggests he really doesn't know much about the country he inhabits. who are these free loaders? is it the iraq war veteran that goes to the v.a.? a student getting a loan to go to colleges, the retiree on social security or medicare? here's mark mckinnon, it reveals a deeply cynical man who sees the country as completely divided, two completely dif
i think it was a bad week for president obama. if you look at the polling data, president obama dropped six points in the gallup poll over seven days from plus seven to plus one. we've seen him swing in the rasmussen to plus one to minus two. romney's up two. there's a lot of different polls out there. if you look at the target states. the fact is they're all very tight, very close. this is a tight election. >> how can you say it's a bad week for the president when key republicans --...
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and president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. the only states visited more are florida and ohio. >>> a student-athlete in fauquier county is being remembered this morning after being killed on his way to l skoo. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died when his car slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was not hurt and has not been identified. all three were on their way to liberty high school in bealeton. friends hope the crash teaches every family an important lesson. >> it's a tragedy because your kids walk out the door and they have a driver's license and you can tell them all you want you need to be careful. when you're driving, not only is it you in the car, but it's other people's children, and you need to -- it's hard. you know, hard on anybody to have to go through this. >> it is a second car accent in as many years to claim the life of students at liberty high. three students died in a crash last year. >>> students wh
and president obama will visit virginia beach on thursday. the only states visited more are florida and ohio. >>> a student-athlete in fauquier county is being remembered this morning after being killed on his way to l skoo. family and friends held a roadside vigil for 16-year-old ian heflin last night. he died when his car slammed into a tree. his 14-year-old sister was also seriously injured. the 17-year-old driver was not hurt and has not been identified. all three were on their way...
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. >> reporter: violence raining in the middle east as president obama vows to find those responsible for killing the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. [ cheering and applause ] i want people around the world to hear me to all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. >> reporter: embassies in egypt and yemen scorned burning flags with threats against america. >> i don't have any speck information on report coming out of libya that there have been arrests. what i would say to that point is the libyans have expressed their concern over what happened. >> reporter: meanwhile we are learning more about the americans who died alongside ambassador christopher stevens. one of those men 42-year-old glenn doherty, a former navy seal whose family says he lived life to the fullest. >> he was my brother, but if you ask his friends, he was their brother as well. we ask for privacy during this time as we grieve for our friend, my brother, our brother, our son and our american hero. >> reporter
. >> reporter: violence raining in the middle east as president obama vows to find those responsible for killing the u.s. ambassador to libya and three others. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. [ cheering and applause ] i want people around the world to hear me to all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. >> reporter: embassies in egypt and yemen scorned burning flags with threats against america. >> i...
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president obama takes to david letterman's show to respond to those secretly recorded comments by mitt rney saying as president you have to work for everybody. as romney allows the press into two new fund-raisers and offers no apologies. this morning house minority leader nancy pelosi is here to weigh in. >>> and was jesus married? a harvard professor translate an ancient text in which jesus is said to refer to his wife, and it's ignited a big debate today, wednesday, september 19th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lawer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. one of those days i'm happy i go to bed at 8:00 p.m. huge storms in new york city. >> you missed the storms. >> i didn't hear a thing. >> man did, it rain. heavy downpours, intense winds. as we said, the damage stretches all the way up and down the east coast. in georgia conditions were so bad that a corporate jet hydroplaned and then crashed after la
president obama takes to david letterman's show to respond to those secretly recorded comments by mitt rney saying as president you have to work for everybody. as romney allows the press into two new fund-raisers and offers no apologies. this morning house minority leader nancy pelosi is here to weigh in. >>> and was jesus married? a harvard professor translate an ancient text in which jesus is said to refer to his wife, and it's ignited a big debate today, wednesday, september 19th,...
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president obama will head to ohio making stops in columbus and cincinnati. ohio is a key swing state. the newest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll shows the president leads mitt romney by seven points in that state. >> romney will travel to the west coast today. the republican presidential nominee will address the hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. he'll also discuss his immigration policy, saying he wants fair and enforceable laws that will stop illegal immigrants from entering the u.s. >>> a deadly plane crash forced both campaigns to cancel events in colorado this weekend. the plane crashed at the pueblo memorial airport yesterday morning, shutting down two of the airport's three runways. the pilot was killed in the crash. romney was to hold a campaign rally yesterday afternoon. the president's campaign had an event scheduled at a local steel workers union. >>> today the obama administration will demand a stricter review of china's taxes on american made cars. they plan to ask the world trade organization to stop china from lowering the p
president obama will head to ohio making stops in columbus and cincinnati. ohio is a key swing state. the newest nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll shows the president leads mitt romney by seven points in that state. >> romney will travel to the west coast today. the republican presidential nominee will address the hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. he'll also discuss his immigration policy, saying he wants fair and enforceable laws that will stop illegal immigrants from...
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in it, he says president obama has fostered an economy that forces a dependence on government rather than an opportunity to thrive. this is doubling down on the comments released yesterday. they were caught on hidden camera at a fund-raiser in may. at the time, romney said nearly half of americans felt like they were victims entitled to government help and didn't take personal responsibility. he tried to clarify those problems yesterday on fox news. >> and the problem right now, as you see in this country, so many people have fallen into poverty, they're not paying taxes. they have to rely on government. and the right course to help them is not to have government handing out, but instead government helping people get back to good jobs. >> romney eadded there's a grea divide between those who want to redistribute wealth and those who want to earn money for themselves and passing money around is, quote, an entirely foreign concept. the president is offering his thoughts for the first time on mitt romney's comments. he reacted on "the late show with david letterman." one of the things i
in it, he says president obama has fostered an economy that forces a dependence on government rather than an opportunity to thrive. this is doubling down on the comments released yesterday. they were caught on hidden camera at a fund-raiser in may. at the time, romney said nearly half of americans felt like they were victims entitled to government help and didn't take personal responsibility. he tried to clarify those problems yesterday on fox news. >> and the problem right now, as you...
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. >> reporter: a day vieded congress plus a re-elected president obama could equal financial turmoil. the three major indices plunged due to concerns over the looming fiscal uncertainty. >> there is still an an elevated level of uncertainty related to politics that markets must deal w. >> reporter: john boehner says he is open to making a deal with the president to put the finances in order. >> republicans have signaled a willingness to accept new revenue if it comes from growth and reform. so let's start the discussion. >> reporter: one political analyst says the republicans' willingness to come to terms on a deal woo be the result of public pressure. >> it does mean that they have to worry about running afoul of public opinion at their per ill, having just suffered a loss. >> reporter: domestic issues aside, the ability of the two sides to reach an agreement may have an impact on foreign affairs. >> the inability to strike an agreement that is serious, that is long term, that restores confidence in the fiscal situation of the united states, i think it actually weakens his hand on ev
. >> reporter: a day vieded congress plus a re-elected president obama could equal financial turmoil. the three major indices plunged due to concerns over the looming fiscal uncertainty. >> there is still an an elevated level of uncertainty related to politics that markets must deal w. >> reporter: john boehner says he is open to making a deal with the president to put the finances in order. >> republicans have signaled a willingness to accept new revenue if it comes...
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obama with a rainbow colored halo over his head. the cover story was written by an openly gay political blogger. >>> over to greece now, talk to form a government will continue today but there is not much hope of success. the leader of the left its party has pulled out of negotiations. if a coltation government can't be formed, new elections will be called for next month. some are speculating that any government that is formed will make a move to pull out of the euro. >>> this may be more evidence of a nuclear testing facility in iran. the chamber is consistent with the type required to conduct nuclear explosive tests. the international atomic emergency caught agency wants to get inside but iran insists this is a military site and that means. iaea cannot get in. >> what one does inside such a chamber is conduct high explosive testing. you are going to make something go boom with maybe 07 kilograms of high explosives. you need to contain the explosion. >> fitzpatrick says the chamber would also contain uranium dust. he believes if ia
obama with a rainbow colored halo over his head. the cover story was written by an openly gay political blogger. >>> over to greece now, talk to form a government will continue today but there is not much hope of success. the leader of the left its party has pulled out of negotiations. if a coltation government can't be formed, new elections will be called for next month. some are speculating that any government that is formed will make a move to pull out of the euro. >>> this...
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despite a request from the obama administration to wait for an official announcement. katherine has the story. >> reporter: fbi director, robert muller confirming an investigation into who leaked information about a recent al- qaeda plot is now underway. >> leaks, such as this, threaten on going operations. puts at risk the lies of sources, makes it much more difficult to recruit sources. and consequently, a leak is taken seriously and we will investigate thoroughly. >> the cia destroyed a u.s. bound airliner. underwear bomb possibly around the one year anniversary of death of osama bin laden. the associated press learned about details of the plot in late april, but did not reveal them until this month after the white house asked the ap to hold this story. testifying before the senate judiciary committee, the fbi chief says the u.s. is trying to minimize the impact. >> there are discussions are going on with partners overseas to make certain that whatever impact there is, is minimized and precautions put into place so that in the future it doesn't happen again. >> the
despite a request from the obama administration to wait for an official announcement. katherine has the story. >> reporter: fbi director, robert muller confirming an investigation into who leaked information about a recent al- qaeda plot is now underway. >> leaks, such as this, threaten on going operations. puts at risk the lies of sources, makes it much more difficult to recruit sources. and consequently, a leak is taken seriously and we will investigate thoroughly. >> the...
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. >>> president obama is urging patience when it comes to this country's economic recovery. he spoke of what he calls an economic patriotism during a rally yesterday in virginia beach. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy belongs with a strong and thriving middle class. i won't pretend that getting there is easy. the truth is it's going to take a few more years to solve challenges that we're building up over decades. but i want everybody here to understand our problems can be solved. our challenges will be met. >> the president will hold a campaign event today here in washington. >>> one person is dead after a wrong way crash in stafford, virginia. the accident happened around 4:30 yesterday along route 17 near stafford lakes parkway. police say witnesses saw a pickup truck suddenly speed up and cross into oncoming traffic. the pickup slammed head on into another pickup truck. the driver of that truck died. his name has not been released. police charge frederick frostic iii with involuntary manslaughter. >>> five minutes after the hour. sta
. >>> president obama is urging patience when it comes to this country's economic recovery. he spoke of what he calls an economic patriotism during a rally yesterday in virginia beach. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy belongs with a strong and thriving middle class. i won't pretend that getting there is easy. the truth is it's going to take a few more years to solve challenges that we're building up over decades. but i want everybody here to...
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voters start casting early votes in the swing state of iowa today where the polls are putting president obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as police sample soil in suburban detroit. investigators are following up on a tip someone who claimed he saw a man who may have been hoffa being buried in that spot 35 years ago. >> we believe he's credible enough he believes what he saw that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being interred. and as a result of that, we did the ground-penetrating radar that showed an anomaly. >> hoffa was last seen outside
voters start casting early votes in the swing state of iowa today where the polls are putting president obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa...
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president obama is not meeting with the prime minister during his trip to the u.s., but secretary of state hillary clinton did sit down with him yesterday. also yesterday, netanyahu urged the u.n. general assembly to draw a red line to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. he warned the world may only have until next summer to stop iran. the white house reiterated its commitment to stop iran from building a nuclear bomb. he says he stands behind netanyahu on this issue. romney hopes to focus on fund-raising tonight and bring in $7.5 million during events in the boston area. he spent last night campaigning in northern virginia. he met with veterans and their families in springfield. romney trails the president in virginia in recent polls. he hopes next week's first presidential debate will give him some momentum going forward. >> you don't have an opportunity with debates to talk about my vision with the country. the president will talk about his. those who believe they want bigger government, more intrusive government, deficits as far as the eye can see will vote for him. those
president obama is not meeting with the prime minister during his trip to the u.s., but secretary of state hillary clinton did sit down with him yesterday. also yesterday, netanyahu urged the u.n. general assembly to draw a red line to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. he warned the world may only have until next summer to stop iran. the white house reiterated its commitment to stop iran from building a nuclear bomb. he says he stands behind netanyahu on this issue. romney hopes to...
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>> i'm saying president obama. >> you got this one. >> yes. >> president obama speaking about jay-z and beyonce who had a fund-raiser here in new york for president obama this week so he spoke about that. >> okay. >> they raised a lot of money for obama, $4 million. >> wow. >> now let's talk about what is hot in hollywood. >> yes. >> sunday is the 64th annual primetime emmy awards, just talked about our picks downstairs and top drama, "downton abbey." >> i think so. >> what about best comedy? >> can go to, will go to "modern family." >> you think it's a sweep? >> no real competition this. show gets 13 million viewers a week. the cast has huge ways. very popular and the emmy voters love it. >> okay. seven primetime emmy awards have gone to tina fey, is that right. >> that's right. >> if she were to win another one, nominated once again in this category. >> a hard category. >> great year for funny ladies. >> that's right. >> but i think julie louis dreyfuss is going to win this one for "veep," election year, 13 times in the past. this could be her third win. but it's tough, lena dunham of
>> i'm saying president obama. >> you got this one. >> yes. >> president obama speaking about jay-z and beyonce who had a fund-raiser here in new york for president obama this week so he spoke about that. >> okay. >> they raised a lot of money for obama, $4 million. >> wow. >> now let's talk about what is hot in hollywood. >> yes. >> sunday is the 64th annual primetime emmy awards, just talked about our picks downstairs and top drama,...
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david in 2008 candidate obama talked about this war as the war we must win. this time around he notedly talks about winding down the war. mitt romney didn't even mention it in his convention speech. why does this not seem to be a major interest in a campaign? >> the stakes are so high, lester, as you know being on the ground there. i think there's a couple of reasons. from the republican point of view, they want distance from the bush presidency, particularly the bush foreign policy of engagement in war in afghanistan and iraq. from the president's point of view, he wanted to narrow the focus, talk about al qaeda, defeat al qaeda. the crowning achievement killing osama bin laden. the nation building work in afghanistan is frankly something that became too difficult, too entrenched for the american people to keep up with. we are there longer than the soviets were there. i think there's a recognition that that job was simply too difficult, the notion that we were going to turn around the government, really be able to rebuild the country. there is a phrase that
david in 2008 candidate obama talked about this war as the war we must win. this time around he notedly talks about winding down the war. mitt romney didn't even mention it in his convention speech. why does this not seem to be a major interest in a campaign? >> the stakes are so high, lester, as you know being on the ground there. i think there's a couple of reasons. from the republican point of view, they want distance from the bush presidency, particularly the bush foreign policy of...
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that's what obama is. to call him a socialist? he is not even a liberal. >> i could and maybe will, take what you say and what ann coulter said, she is the mirror image of what you say. fox, they are fair and balanced. they're giving you the new. they're not doing what msnbc is doing. she is saying exactly the opposite. >> who has the facts on their side? who is dealing with the facts? we are not just screaming at each other. one is screaming facts and truth. one side is screaming their version of truth which is religious based nonsense. >> will you grant me at least this much, ann, that there has the been a coarsening of the dialogue in america? >> no. >> no? >> i think we just have both sides. >> you won't give me that. >> know, you just get the from the other side. liberals don't like it so you are screaming bloody murder. back when you thought we were living in peace and harmony. we just felt like we were under attack. >> live in a bubble. liberals have their own bubble to a degree. i admit that. not as the bad as the conserva
that's what obama is. to call him a socialist? he is not even a liberal. >> i could and maybe will, take what you say and what ann coulter said, she is the mirror image of what you say. fox, they are fair and balanced. they're giving you the new. they're not doing what msnbc is doing. she is saying exactly the opposite. >> who has the facts on their side? who is dealing with the facts? we are not just screaming at each other. one is screaming facts and truth. one side is screaming...
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. >> two of our most notable stay at home moms right now, michelle obama and ann romney. although their family incomes or household incomes are high, under this interpretation of the rule, they would not qualify for a credit card. >> this isn't just about more credit. it is about fair and equal access to credit. >> reporter: mccall says they will keep pushing in the change for the regulation when she is not busy at her other job, full- time mom. >>> this may have someone feeling a little embarrassed. >> melanie alnwick is following our big story this morning. >> reporter: metro riders on alert this morning after some doors popped open in transit yesterday morning. we'll have the latest on the investigation when fox 5 morning news returns. [ male announcer ] u.s. olympian gwen jorgensen is going for aluminum. cullen jones is in it for water-resistant thermoplastic. and amanda mcgrory? she's competing for carbon fiber. they're not just going for gold, they're joining with citi to give back to the programs that helped them along the way with bikes, kickboards. and
. >> two of our most notable stay at home moms right now, michelle obama and ann romney. although their family incomes or household incomes are high, under this interpretation of the rule, they would not qualify for a credit card. >> this isn't just about more credit. it is about fair and equal access to credit. >> reporter: mccall says they will keep pushing in the change for the regulation when she is not busy at her other job, full- time mom. >>> this may have...
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. >> president oh ma'am said obama said he would be looking at a one-term proposition. he's right. we are here to collect. >> isn't good enough for the republican party to nominate obama. >> congressman, ron paul, vowing to stay in the race trying to earn as many delegates as possible. >> it doesn't mean it is inconceivable. many of the candidates, they have been up and down and you don't know what will happen in a month or two. all things could pop up. >> nevada, a strong state for mitt romney. he easily won nevada's caucuses. his heavy handed campaign spending leading to this attack from rick santorum. >> having the most money, what is that? i hope you win the primary, but your objective is to get someone who can win the general election, right? >> republicans now looking ahead to contests on tuesday. caucuses in colorado and minnesota and a primary in missouri. in las vegas, john roberts, fox news. >>> so a huge night for mitt romney. again, the associated press has called the race for romney. a tight race for second place. let's bring in fox 5 political analyst. mark, good to s
. >> president oh ma'am said obama said he would be looking at a one-term proposition. he's right. we are here to collect. >> isn't good enough for the republican party to nominate obama. >> congressman, ron paul, vowing to stay in the race trying to earn as many delegates as possible. >> it doesn't mean it is inconceivable. many of the candidates, they have been up and down and you don't know what will happen in a month or two. all things could pop up. >> nevada,...
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. >> obama now can say to romney, release your taxes. romney can say, no, and we can vote for him one way or the other. if romney says to his v.p. picks, i want to see 10 years of your taxes, you're going to have to give them to him. >> reporter: joe t. rippi says bill clinton and george bush probably wouldn't have been elected v ps. >>> under the new measure, doctors must give an inperson examination, witness the drugs being taken and make a woman return to the clinic. if not, they face $10,000 in fines or three and a half year prison term for violating certain provisions. but planned parenthood is arguing how a doctor ends up in violation is too vague. >> doctors were afraid of getting felonies with insurance companies saying they couldn't cover that. the end result is they destroyed a vital piece of a very personal decision for women. >> it protects women in situations where right now there aren't enough systems in place to again help prevent a coerced abortion. >> planned parenthood has suspended all -- according to planned parenthoo
. >> obama now can say to romney, release your taxes. romney can say, no, and we can vote for him one way or the other. if romney says to his v.p. picks, i want to see 10 years of your taxes, you're going to have to give them to him. >> reporter: joe t. rippi says bill clinton and george bush probably wouldn't have been elected v ps. >>> under the new measure, doctors must give an inperson examination, witness the drugs being taken and make a woman return to the clinic. if...
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in creating sustained prosperitynd lifting people out of poverty." >> we are also hearing president obama's view of romney's comments for the first time this morning. the president reacted to the hidden camera video last night on "the late show with david letterman." >> one of the things i've learned as president is you represent the entire country. when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, they are hard working family people who care deeply about this country. >> letterman reminded the president that in 2008 he was caught on camera saying pennsylvanians love their guns and religion. the president said he realized his mistake and quickly apologized for it. >>> a washington post survey said that more than half the voters approve of the job the president is doing. >>> paul ryan will try to gain back some ground today. he'll visit danville for a rally at piedmont precision machine factory. the small town in virginia which used to be a thriving tobacco hub has fallen on hard times in recent years. >>> plus who is expected to be behind a mass prison break just south of the u.s
in creating sustained prosperitynd lifting people out of poverty." >> we are also hearing president obama's view of romney's comments for the first time this morning. the president reacted to the hidden camera video last night on "the late show with david letterman." >> one of the things i've learned as president is you represent the entire country. when i meet republicans as i'm traveling around the country, they are hard working family people who care deeply about...
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it shows president obama with a five-point lead over mitt romney. romney is trying to bounce back from what he said last spring about the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes, calling them victims who see themselves as dependent on government. but now with cameras in full view the at a fund-raiser last night, now romney said he said something different. he said the role of government is to help people who need help. he admitted in a fox interview that some people who don't pay action at th taxes aren't victims, but wealthy americans who should pay. >> the good news is, if you're doing well enough financially, you can pay a tax. >> my expectation is, if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some. >> that was president obama on the late show talking about romney's comment. despite that gaffe, romney raised $6.5 million in fund-raisers yesterday. there's a new gallup poll that showed before that video was released, he had the support of about a third of low income voters. the president had well over half. eun? >> trac
it shows president obama with a five-point lead over mitt romney. romney is trying to bounce back from what he said last spring about the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes, calling them victims who see themselves as dependent on government. but now with cameras in full view the at a fund-raiser last night, now romney said he said something different. he said the role of government is to help people who need help. he admitted in a fox interview that some people who don't pay action at th...
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basically, it expresses the outrage of a california man who has made a film critical of president obama and government controlled health care. a virginia congress map as among those who want to take him down. melanie alnwick live at the clarendon station with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning. this california film maker says he paid $#00 for this advertisement which is down on the platform here at the clarendon metro station behind me to promote his film and it is drawing a lot of attention and criticism. logan darryl clemons is a man who wrote and directed this film called thick and thicker that is critical of president obama'slike planned and he says this attention and criticism is the point. >> it is meant to say we are not going to tolerate socialized meted. when obama gets done wreaking destruction our medical system, our lives will be in the hands of bureaucrats and mission. to me, that is profane. >> clemons spoke to us by phone from los angeles. now, metro says that it is basically a public forum here, that the courts have ruled that metro advertising is a public foru
basically, it expresses the outrage of a california man who has made a film critical of president obama and government controlled health care. a virginia congress map as among those who want to take him down. melanie alnwick live at the clarendon station with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning. this california film maker says he paid $#00 for this advertisement which is down on the platform here at the clarendon metro station behind me to promote his film and it is drawing a lot...
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earlier today, president obama met with labor leaders to discuss the economic showdown. following the meeting, they said the president remains committed to keeping tax cuts for the middle class and raising taxes on the wealthy. the labor leaders plan to launch a public campaign in the coming days to pressure republicans to support the higher taxes. >>> the sex scandal that led to the resignation of the cia director david petraeus expanded in a big way. a second top general is involved and this is the woman at the center of the scandal, petraeus biographer and one- time mistress paula broadwell. we have a closer look now at how the scandal is playing out from fox's craig bosswell. the white house said that president obama believes general john allen can continue to command the u.s. forces in afghanistan, even though allen is now allegedly part of the sex scandal involving general david petraeus. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he's doing and has done an excellent job, and i would rephrase to the pentagon for the process in regards to general allen. >> reporter:
earlier today, president obama met with labor leaders to discuss the economic showdown. following the meeting, they said the president remains committed to keeping tax cuts for the middle class and raising taxes on the wealthy. the labor leaders plan to launch a public campaign in the coming days to pressure republicans to support the higher taxes. >>> the sex scandal that led to the resignation of the cia director david petraeus expanded in a big way. a second top general is involved...
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. >>> president obama appears to be winning where it matters most. aittle more than five weeks before the election, he leads mitt romney by two percentage points among likely voters nationwide. that's according to the latest washington post/abc news poll. the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. the president is taking a break from campaigning today to prepare for the first presidential debate on wednesday in denver. he's prepping in nevada, where he held this rally last night. he told supporters there in las vegas he hopes the debate serves as a conversation about what needs to be done to keep the country growing. the president will return to the campaign trail later this week. he is scheduled to visit fairfax county on friday. >>> mitt romney heads to denver today. the republican presidential nominee will hold a rally there this evening as he prepares for wednesday's debate. his campaign is hoping the debate gives romney a much needed boost given recent pol
. >>> president obama appears to be winning where it matters most. aittle more than five weeks before the election, he leads mitt romney by two percentage points among likely voters nationwide. that's according to the latest washington post/abc news poll. the president leads his republican rival by 11 points among likely voters in swing states. that includes virginia, ohio, and florida. the president is taking a break from campaigning today to prepare for the first presidential debate...
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. >>> the election is president obama's to lose. according to a new study, the ap says the president would be reelected if the election were held today. according to its analysis, he would win at least 271 electoral votes with victories in 21 states and washington, d.c. mitt romney would win 23 states, which would net him 206 electoral votes. to win, the republican presidential nominee would have to win six swing states, which are still up for grabs. he'd also need president obama to lose in ohio or iowa. the ap has him winning both states right now. also right now, president obama is in nevada preparing for wednesday night's first debate. senator john kerry is playing the role of mitt romney in the debate preps. the president many ka pacampaig night in las vegas. he asked supporters at this virginia high school to keep believing in him. the president does not have any events scheduled for today so he can focus on preparing for wednesday night. mitt romney is hoping the debate gives the presidential nominee a much needed boost. a su
. >>> the election is president obama's to lose. according to a new study, the ap says the president would be reelected if the election were held today. according to its analysis, he would win at least 271 electoral votes with victories in 21 states and washington, d.c. mitt romney would win 23 states, which would net him 206 electoral votes. to win, the republican presidential nominee would have to win six swing states, which are still up for grabs. he'd also need president obama to...
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special moment for a prince georges community college student, he posted this video from president obama's appearance at the school he is deaf when the president approached his spot in line stephane signed i am proud of you the president signed back thank you touching his chin and moved his hand away stephane didn't know he was going to be in the vip section when he got to the event he was very pleased with the president's response. >> all right. >> that is great. >> neat piece of video. >> top 10 on american idol hit the stage with classics from the song book of the piano man. >> billy joel night while some contestants wowed the judges up to their feet two standing ovations others surprised them ignoring their mentors. and in some cases they liked they ignored them in other cases not so much we will tell you which ones did best and maybe who is likely to go home too in idol chatter after the break >>> according to steve tyler if you can't sing billy joel you cannot sing at all, singers were put to the test. he did say that. it is time for idol chapter with jack
special moment for a prince georges community college student, he posted this video from president obama's appearance at the school he is deaf when the president approached his spot in line stephane signed i am proud of you the president signed back thank you touching his chin and moved his hand away stephane didn't know he was going to be in the vip section when he got to the event he was very pleased with the president's response. >> all right. >> that is great. >> neat...